2021
DOI: 10.1101/2021.11.26.21266916
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COVID-19 Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents Hospitalized at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica in 2020-2021

Abstract: Background and ObjectivesMultisystem inflammatory syndrome of children (MISC) carries a high attributable morbidity. We describe children aged <16 years hospitalised with COVID-19 and/or MISC, April 2020 to June 2021.MethodsAll were tested for SARS-CoV-2, infectious disease consultations performed, modified CDC criteria for MISC applied, charts reviewed and data analyzed.ResultsAmong 79 consecutive children with SARS-CoV-2, 41(52%) were hospitalised; with median age 10.5 years; Afro-Caribbean ethnicity 40(9… Show more

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